Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-01-21
DOINGS OF CONGRP,
Summary Of Proceedings Of n
Houses at the Natioua,
Capital.


The following bills were taken up and NM
To settle and adjust the claims of any Sic
expenses incurred by lin defense Of tho ~.
Ohio, all ex.leutenant In the volunteer sess
the bill nppropriating $50 600 for the widmS'
daughter OF Erskin s. Allin, former mpss
morer at the Springfield arlnory, inventor N.
pensation for the use Of the invention hp,
Government. Mr.. Cullom had intended ~
up the interstate commerce bill for
cussion, but in Difference to several
sent Senators who desired to speak nm,
he would defer till Monday. when he viii
tainly ask the Senate to proceed with its div,
sion The House bill providing for scbooI
instruction for cavalry and light ertilleT
Fort Riley, Kansas. and completing quarter
$40 600 for Fort d. a. Russell and $55, eco for N
Robinson, Neb. Mr.. Mcpherson presented
amendment to the Interstate bill, which
said ho would offer when it came
till Monday. In the House, the Senate hin,
passed amending the net providing for thu,
of the Sac and Fox and Iowa indian Reserys
in Nebraska and Kansas. The amendment
vides for the allotment Of lands in sevcralt
minors and orphans Mir. Hatch, Of MissM
made an unsuccessful effort to have pri,
business dispensed with for the day for the l.
pose of enabling the House to resume consial
tion Of the bill for the creation OF q departing
| to committee Of the whole on tho private CALI
| DIR The committee soon rose, md the Hc
! took a recess till 80 this morning At
! evening session the House passed fortyA
pension bills, including one granting $50 toll
widow Of Gen. Durbin Ward. Adjourned,
THE Senate was not in session on the sthp
In the House, the committee on civil service
form reported back the Senate bill repeating
tenure of Office act. and it was placed on n
calendar. In committee OF the whole for
consideration Of bills pertaining to public hui
ings and grounds, II bill approprinting s;Nl0
! for the purchase of n site and erection OF n IN
lie building ut Charleston, $. c.. was consider
Mr. Hepburn. of Iowa, moved to reduce the
preparation to 100000; lost. At this iunrs
| the point of no quorum was raised, and IS
morning hour had expired the committee m
and tinnl action on tho bill went over. n
| Senate joint resolution was passed appoints
| jas. =. Angel member OF the board Of regents
| the Smithsonian Institute. Mr.. Willis Of kt
I tucky, reported the river and harbor bill NJ
| the House adjourned.
| THE Senate on the 10th took up the int
| state commerce bill. MIR. Beck took the foo,
favor of the bill, followed by Mr.. Cullom, v
| explained the fourth section, 'long and sb
hnuls." He said it simply undertakes to
| down in specific terms tho rate Or pripGu
| which is already contained in other pruvisio
of the bill. The first requirement Of the bill
| the subject of rates is found in the first sN;q
| and is that all rates shall be 'reasonlfhsl
| just This is i'll effect that under sinils q
cumstances and conditions IL greater sulnsAs
not he charged for shorter than for long
i distance because under such crvv1
| stances it would not DO "reasonable ~
! just to make such charges. The next requt
| ment of the bill that affects the question :
found i'll the first part of the third section Whit
| forbids the giving of undue or unreasonst
preference or advantage to any particular loo
| ity. MIR. Stanford argued against the bill. B
| saw that it tended not only to prevent colI{
tition, by railroads. but it exhtitj
the prejudice of railroad interests. NJ
| Cameron introduced IL resolution prayd
| for q reduction OF internal revenue taxes y
ingalls, from several boards Of trade for certsI
| notifications in the inter- state commerce hl
| and the presiding officer remonstrance n}
the Minneapolis board of trade against socticI
and 5, the pooling and long and short haul I'd
tons of the same bill. By Mr.. Honr, q reso|
| tion from the select committee declaring it d
pedient that Congress take action furthering
| plans for the proposed centennial ce1ebrntionl
| Washington about April 30, 1889, of the ntloptl
| Of tho constitution and discovery Of Amerid
The lntter wns adopted. Tho following more /,
portant bills were presented in the HoGI
Making ten years residence OF aliens q ID
requisite to naturalization; granting d
for the establishment Of common sch0l
and for professional education
public school teachers; for the relief Of depen|
ent parents of honorably discharged sollid
and sailors who IRE dependent on their ID
to grant the public lands committee power to d
| up ut any time after the morning hour bid
for the forfeiture of land grants. to prevent sgd
| ulation in public lands and to reserve publ
lands for actual settlers to prevent destrucal
| OF human life by fire in railroad accidents a
| journed.
| OK the 18th inst. the Senate Committee d
Indian affairs reported back with amendmenI
the House bill granting the st. Paul, MinnesI
oils and Manitoba Railroad right of way throud
Indian reservations in northern Montana an
northwestern Dakota. A bill for the roid
OF Telegraph operators during the war was \
| ported by the committee on military affair
The House bill for the relief OF settlers and pu
chasers of land on the public domain Of N.
Draska and kansas was taken up, the luestic
beng on the substitute npproprinting $25 .O0)
! pre-emptors. who had to pny for their lands
the Northern Kansas Railroad Company, tb
basis OF reimbursement being $3.50 per acr
Tue substitute was agreed to, and the bill the
mhenoed was passsd and u conference ask6
me Interstate commerce bill was taken up aD
Mr. Harris made argument in favor OF the bill
The country. he said, had for more than te
years, and STILL demanded that the carryin
trade De fairly and justly regulated by the Coz
eminent. The construction sought to be give
to che fourth section las the long and short haul
was simply absurd. The plain meaning Of til
sectlon was that a carrier should not demand
larger gross sum for hauling n CARLOAD of fresh
over part OF his line than is demanded ID
hauling carload of the same class of freis1
over its whole limo. One effect of it would beH
pmt IN end to those ruinous competitions y
through freight known us rate wars" Nj
camden thought the bill would increase throaG
ratee because through rates were too low III pE4
portion to local rates The morning hour hf
ing expired Mr.: Cullom again gave notice that
would ask the Senate to remain in session
morrow till the bill was disposed Of. Ind,
house the Senate amendments to the bill pr1
wang Tor school of instruction for cavalry alt
i.rtlllery were concurred in. Wednesday Fe4
y, at . clock, was set apart for consideration
resolutions touching tho death of VIM. r. Prlc1
late representative from Wisconsin. The ss1
near Chicago, was reported back by the militia
coinmittee; Consideration Of the bill appropn
sung SlOO,OOO for the purchase of q site OBJ
S3uV,ooo Tor the erection of u public building
Cnarleston. >. =. was resumed Mr.. Hepburn
0I Iowa, moved to reduce the latter to S20OU'
i ne said the cit, city was in decadence. Betwee
iseo als 1880 the white population b.
receipts from all sources had fallen Of
Mr.. D!Dble, Of South Carolina, said the city ha
passed through all the miBfOrtunes OF war, bl
a ~ ne dld not 7ish to imperil the bill he asht
Inat mr.. AepDurn's motion DO agreed to, who
t was zone The bill amendatory to tho act g
def discussion when the House adjourned I'D
ahlehhment proposes compensation to IL
owner of cattle found to be infected with pleuI
pneumonia
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